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?frl BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM March 13, 1953 . DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Based on Dollar Amounts) P e r c e n t a g e change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago V Week ending ~ Jan ,Mar. 195:$ F e b . 1U | F e b . United S t a t e s ±_1 Boston D i s t r i c t . M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas New Haven Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence + 3 + 2 +_9 + 8 tA t l +18 L i +13 Conn. Mass. - 6 +19 + 7 +U2 +13 +36 +12 + k +11 +27 Mass. + 3 + 2 - 2 + 3 - 1 + 5 +18 +19 + h + 5 • + 7 +25 +15 + 7 + 1 -10 + 8 zJ. + 2 + k + 9 +1U 0 + 3 + 1 -16 + 2U r+ 2 + 22 - 2 + 6 +10 +22 - 6 - 2 + 1 +12 + 9 -10 + h - 1 +11 r*33 + 3 R. I . New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark N. Y. N. J . Philadelphia D i s t r i c t City. Philadelphia Pa. Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Akron Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Erie Cities Cleveland Pittsburgh Richmond D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Washington Baltimore Atlanta D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville Chicago D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 1 1 F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y N. Y. " -Ik " + 1 L i - 8 + 3 -12 im-36 - 2 + 2 tJf - 1 +11 + 6 1 6 8 a Pa. + + + - k + 3 +11 +11 + 9 + 9 + + +16 +18 + 23 . +12 +13 +24 - 6 +10 +15 - 2 Ohio Pa. + 2 - 2 - 3 + 3 - 2 - 1 + 5 + .5 - +11 - 1 Ohio D. C. Md. Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. h 2 2 7 1 ' 2L2 - 6 -10 £+3k 0 + 5 -10 - 2 -10 - 9 +1*3 +27 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 8 0 r+17 . +1h + 1+ 1 +11 + h + 7 + 8 * 5 +15 + 3 +19 + 2 +27 + 5 +13 0 - U + 3 0 - 1 -12 +1U + 1 ±JL - 6 + 2 + 10 f 1 - 2 +10 +10 + 1 . - 5 + 5 +12 + 1 „ +17 r+lii + 8 + 1 * +33 • + 3 + 8 + 2 + 9 + 7 - 1 + 29 +3U til ±_2 + 9 +15 +17 + 9 + 7 +13 " +10 + 2 H.ll Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) (Based on D o l l a r Amounts) F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and Ci" S t . Louis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis. Minneapolis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas MinneapolisrSt. Paul Minneapolis C i t y S t . Paul City Cities Duluth-Superior Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas y Denver Topeka Wichita S t . Joseph Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa City Kansas C i t y — Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas^ E l Paso F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Los Angeles Downtown,Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles San Diego San F r a n c i s co-Oakland San F r a n c i s c o C i t y Oakland C i t y Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle Spokane j P e r c e n t a g e change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago 1 / Week ending [ Jan, jMar. 7 1953 Feb. 11+ [ F e b . 21*-* | Feb. 2 __0 +10 - 1 r+12 + 7 Ark, Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 1 0 + 1 - 5 + 9 + h +11 +10 - 2 +11 - 3 0 + 7 +12 +1U + 8 + 8 + 5 •+ U +15 i_2 + 2 + 7 t l Minn. + I 0 + 2 + 1 - 1 + 6 -16 -18 - k + 8 + 7 + 9 + 5 + 6 + 5 Minn.&Wiei . + 3 + 6 - 2 + h + 6 Colo. Kans. Mo. Olcla. Mo. Tex. Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. + 1 + 9 0 + 10 +12 0 - 5 - 2 -10 + U + 6 + 6 +11 +13 - 1 + 1 + 2 - 5 - k -13 + k + 3 - 2 +11 +11 • + 7 + 9 +10 + 9 + 5 +19 -15 +11+ + 8 - 2 +1U + 3 +11 +19 + 6 + 6 0 +10 +12 + U +13 + 3 +11 - 2 + 5 +18 0 + 8 + 2 -lU + 2 + 2 +10 - 1 + 20 + k + 5 + 9 +10 +m + 5 + i +18 + 3 + 10 1 1 + 12 r+ 3 +12 + 8 - 2 + k + 2 + 6 + 6 + 3 +12 + 8 + 7 +19 + + + - + h + 1 0 +13 + 23 + 2$ + 21 + 9 +3U +19 +12 +12 +11 + 10 + k -16 -20 - 9 +1U - h 0 + 8 +13 + 7 +12 +10 + 6 + 1 +16 + 9 +1U +1U +1U 7 3 U 7 0 - 1 + 3 + 9 + 20 + 9 +13 c—Corrected. r—Revised. -x-Data not a v a i l a b l e . 1/During March and A p r i l changes from a y e a r ago r e f l e c t i n p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t l a s t y e a r E a s t e r was on A p r i l 13 w h i l e t h i s y e a r i t w i l l be on A p r i l 5« For t h i s r e a s o n i t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t i n comparison w i t h l a s t y e a r an allowance should be made f o r an i n c r e a s e i n s a l e s of about U p e r c e n t f o r the month of March as a whole and a c o r r e s p o n d i n g d e c r e a s e f o r t h e month of A p r i l as a w h o l e . --He-—In u s i n g y e a r ago comparisons f o r : t h e weeks ending February"28 and February 21, allowance should be made f o r t h e f a c t t h a t "Wasnington's b i r t h d a y occurred H n t h e week ending F e b r u a r y 28 t h i s y e a r whereas l a s t y e a r i t o c c u r r e d i n t h e p r e v i o u s week. I n some c i t i e s , s t o r e s were c l o s e d i n observance of t h e h o l i d a y , w h i l e i n o t h e r s s p e c i a l s a l e s were h e l d . ~
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